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From: Squeeze on 6 May 2008 13:30
Arno Wagner wrote in news:689k07F2sb73rU2(a)mid.individual.net
> Previously mscotgrove(a)aol.com <mscotgrove(a)aol.com> wrote:
> > On May 5, 9:01 pm, "Hugh Sutherland" <hsutherl...(a)cogeco.ca> wrote:
> > > I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking
> > > noise like the read/write head is resetting and sometimes the system will
> > > freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going
> > > to happen or wot cause when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may
> > > happen again. Could this be a heat issue?
> > >
> > > Hugh
>
> > There are probably several possible reasons, but the most likely is an
> > impending failure. Copy off your critical data NOW.

> Good advice for any suspicuous HDD behaviour!

Isn't it nice to have the babblebot's approval.
That even someone as lowly as yourself, way below babblebot's standing,
can get something right once in a while. That must be so rewarding.

>
> > Once you have your data safe, you can 'play' with other possible
> > causes.
>
> Indeed.
>
> Arno
From: Squeeze on 6 May 2008 13:30
Rod Speed wrote in news:689ckkF2qu1rlU1(a)mid.individual.net
> Hugh Sutherland <hsutherland(a)cogeco.ca> wrote:
>
> > I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will make a clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting
> > and sometimes the system will freeze & I have to RESET. is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going to happen
>
> It can be. Post the Everest SMART report on the drive.
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181
>
> > or wot cause
>
> It can be due to other problems too, like the power supply failing.
>
> > when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may happen again.
> > Could this be a heat issue?

> It can be.

Yup, obviously the temperature drops immediately when you reboot.

> Everest will show you the drive temperature in the SMART report for the drive.
From: Rod Speed on 6 May 2008 15:08
Squeeze <rubberduck(a)duckies.au> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote
>> Hugh Sutherland <hsutherland(a)cogeco.ca> wrote

>>> I have a 40 & 20 gig HD and every once in awhile it will
>>> make a clicking noise like the read/write head is resetting
>>> and sometimes the system will freeze & I have to RESET.
>>> is this indicitive of a hard drive failure going to happen

>> It can be. Post the Everest SMART report on the drive.
>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181

>>> or wot cause

>> It can be due to other problems too, like the power supply failing.

>>> when I reboot it's ok for awhile then later it may happen again.
>>> Could this be a heat issue?

>> It can be.

> Yup, obviously the temperature drops immediately when you reboot.

Yep, thats why it needs more than one reboot, fuckwit.

>> Everest will show you the drive temperature in the SMART report for the drive.


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